How does the Great Chicago Fire compare to Palisades fire? A look at the numbers
The most devastating wildfire in Los Angeles history continues to burn, evoking comparisons to The Great Chicago Fire that ...
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Remembering the Chicago Fire of 1871
Over the span of just a few days in October 1871, the Great Chicago Fire devastated the city, claiming the lives of more than 300 people and leaving over 100,000 residents homeless.
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Relic from Great Chicago Fire of 1871 keeps history alive and accessible
CHICAGO (CBS) -- On the night of Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, a fire broke out in or near a barn on what we would now call Chicago's Near West Side. Popular legend that generations of Chicagoans were ...
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Chicago on Fire
{Polk and Canal Streets], Chicago Tribune, October 10, 1871 3. 10pm - midnight The fire, fanned by the strong southwest wind, is on the move -- and terrified Chicagoans start to flee. Struggling ...
Comparing the size of the Palisades fire to the Great Chicago Fire
As California battles the massive Palisades Fire, its sheer size puts the historic Great Chicago Fire of 1871 into ...